Stephen Fesler
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.
The City of Mountlake Terrace is working through a subarea planning process to update the city's "town center" as light rail begins its reach...
On Friday, new information on the West Seattle light rail options to Alaska Junction was released. The information indicates that an elevated alignment would...
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It may not come as a surprise, but many American cities are still highly racially segregated, according to Vox. During daytime hours, blending becomes...
On Friday, a chorus of Democrats joined Representative Mike Pellicciotti (D-Federal Way) to file a bill reducing funding for Sound Transit 3. House Bill...
Unjustice: New data shows that one and five people booked into jail in Seattle are homeless.
Blending?: Race and class are beginning to blur in...
On Wednesday, King County Metro in conjunction with Sound Transit and City of Seattle released their plan for March 23rd service change. This one...
On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled his plan for the King County Parks levy reauthorization to appear on the August ballot. The...
On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Councilmember Lisa Herbold both issued policy ideas to stem displacement. Mayor Durkan issued a new executive order...